just be you, it works.

i've been wonderfully reminded lately how lucky I am to be part of such a talented family. I'm the oldest of five kids, and all of us are so different! My mom's birthday was a few weeks ago, and I gave her these photos of each of us. We barely have any recent ones, which had to change. So, I secretly took each kid's photo in our backyard and gave them to her for her birthday.

>>the leith family

Jason, one of the few family members without a blog, is the silly funny kid in the family. He plays the keyboard in Sun From Shadow, his band. PLUS: he's a fine artist: He draws and paints! he is so so so good. it's incredible. He's a senior in high school. carson. we look alike, and are called the Brownies of the family. He's a sophomore in high school and is the lead singer for his band Sun From Shadow. Read his poetry on his blog. He's so good.
Heather, the 14 year old actress who has the quirkiest sense of humor I've ever encountered. She's the youngest, and somehow has survived having 3 older brothers and an older sister. Along with acting, she's a writer!
Here's Ryan, the film-maker/musician with two tattoos, plugs, and cool jeans. He's in his second year at Biola, so we see each other all the time! (well, we see each other mostly because we share a car. Ryyyyyy, where's the carrrrrrrrrrrr is one example of a typical interaction.) I've always wanted glasses like his. And a fauxhawk like his.
and then me. Ryan took it. the 20 year old senior at Biola art major who likes photographing life!
i like how our parents didnt make us do any sports or anything like that: we all chose what we wanted to do, and its been cool to see each person pursuing things they love.

i'll post about my parents soon, when i have a chance to take a photo of them. they are both business people. ha-- how did they get all these art/music/film kids?